What are the responsibilities and job description for the MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS CREW position at Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum?
Description
Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum is a place where families can find solace, somewhere that beauty surrounds them as they pay their respects to a loved one. At Pinelawn Memorial Park, located in Farmingdale, New York, we take the utmost care and attention to detail so that families can feel at peace with their decision to lay a loved one to rest amongst the natural beauty found throughout the cemetery and memorial park. Additionally, we guide families every step of the way so that they feel a sense of security even during the most trying of times.
We are seeking Full-Time Seasonal Maintenance/Grounds Crew to assist with keeping the grounds in their beautiful, serene state.
Maintenance/Grounds Crew employees operate our vehicles and routinely perform heavy physical labor throughout the cemetery. As such, having a valid driver’s license and being able to perform heavy physical labor are essential requirements and qualifications for a position on Pinelawn’s maintenance crew.
Employees must pass a physical fitness examination upon hire, which confirms their ability to meet the physical rigors of the job.
Essential Job Functions:
Maintenance/Grounds Crew employees are required to help carry caskets during interments and entombments, as needed. For example, if there is a non-driver in the area moving vases, a driver will have to stop their assignment and help the funeral crew carry the casket. The casket can be small and contain remains of a 100-pound person or it can contain remains of a 400-pound person. It does not matter what job an employee is assigned to; if the funeral crew needs another set of hands carrying a casket, the closest person in the area will be required to help.
The maintenance work at Pinelawn consists of physical labor. There is no non-physical work. Maintenance/Grounds Crew employees must be able to: operate vehicles, lift caskets, cement foundations for memorials, sod, plywood; maneuver equipment such as tampers, jackhammers, bronze trimmers; put tree branches into a chipper; shovel soil and snow, etc. They must also have a full range of motion to carry out their assignments, which vary from picking up debris and pulling weeds to operating a backhoe or digging out a broken sprinkler head.
Requirements
Physical Requirements of the Maintenance Employee position:
Below is a list of the physical requirements of a Maintenance/Grounds Crew Employee on a daily basis:
- Remain on their feet for continuous periods of time.
- Climb ladders, stairs, ramps, etc.
- Walk considerable distances during the course of the day.
- Lifting, rising and lowering objects from one level to another.
- Pulling and pushing, exerting force to move objects.
- Carrying objects.
- Handling - seizing, holding, grasping, turning, and working with hands.
- Reaching, using hands and arms to reach for objects.
- Stooping and crouching; bending forward, bending at the waist, legs, and spine.
- Crawling and moving about on hands and knees (ex: when inspecting a mausoleum crypt).
- Balancing – maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching (especially during wet conditions).
Maintenance/Grounds Crew employees work outside and are exposed to all weather conditions including heat, humidity, rain, snow, cold, frost, etc. They must carry out their assignments, which includes the physical demands listed above, in all weather conditions.